Richard Tyrwhitt (November 29, 1844 – June 22, 1900) was a Canadian politician.

[2] Born in Simcoe County, Canada West, the son of William Tyrwhitt, he was educated in Barrie and also privately tutored.

[1] Tyrwhitt was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Ontario electoral district of Simcoe South in an 1882 by-election held after the death of the sitting MP, William Carruthers Little.

He was a Lieutenant-Colonel with the 36th Peel Battalion of Infantry, now part of The Lorne Scots.

He served during the North-West Rebellion and the Fenian raids.